Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, Florida · Public

All 9 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Florida high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr). Another 49 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$2,915
$30k to $48k	$4,369
$48k to $75k	$6,483
$75k to $110k	$9,806
$110k and up	$12,071
All families (average)	$4,709

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

9 of 58 programs could be assessed 16% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Florida high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,814	+$11,464	clears the bar	$6,068	0.5 yrs	377
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$71,133	+$36,783	clears the bar	$8,239	0.2 yrs	103
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$53,083	+$18,733	clears the bar	$10,465	0.6 yrs	67
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,452	+$20,102	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$95,757	+$61,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,476	+$17,126	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$40,851 1-year earnings	+$6,501	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$54,550 1-year earnings	+$20,200	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$40,027 1-year earnings	+$5,677	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.